Description "Chio Chio San":
Last autumn I traveled to Japan.
The unique culture, art and tradition of this wonderful country have
rendered a lasting impression on me.
Japan has amazed me with its brightness. Tokyo surprised by abundance of
beautiful, extravagantly glamour dressed girls.
Here is my last work which would blend two cultures Japanese and my own,
European.
I painted it during the last 10 days, using my new incredible Painter IX.

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Katarina Sokolova, Country: Ukraine

Biography of artist "I was born in Kiev, Ukraine. Starting from the age of six, I attended classes at the batik and graphics departments of the Art Union of Painters of Ukraine. In 2002 I graduated from the graphics department. Presently I am a student at the Institute of Management and Business of National University in Kiev, Ukraine.

During the last five years I have been enjoying working as a computer graphics artist.
Publications:
2D Artist magazine
Corel Painter Official Magazine/ United Kingdom
EXPOSÉ 1, 3, 4 (author of the cover) / BALLISTIC Publishing of Australia
EXOTIQUE 1, 2 / BALLISTIC Publishing of Australia
PAINTER / BALLISTIC Publishing of Australia

Works are included in the Corel Painter X Gallery.
Paintings are displayed in the Corel Painter X Welcome Book and on the Corel Painter Studio website. One of the artists being promoted with Painter X.(2007) Currently my interests include graphics, computer graphics (professionally) and photography.

Personal Exhibitions:
1997, Kiev, Ukraine, Art Union of Painters of Ukraine – graphics, batik, aquarelle
1998, Kiev, Ukraine, Art Union of Painters of Ukraine – computer graphics
2000, Kiev, Ukraine, Art Union of Writers of Ukraine – batik, aquarelle
2001, Kiev, Ukraine, World Congress of Ukrainian Diaspora – batik, graphics

I have also participated in group exhibitions of Ukrainian painters at gallery "Dim Mikoly" and other galleries in Kiev.

Some of my works are kept in private art collections in Switzerland,
Australia, Canada and the United States. "